Coin box for parking meter



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com Box RoR PARKING METER Original Filed Jan. 25. 1951 Aug. 13, y1957 INVENTUR. W/LL/AM N, woop/MFP nited 'Y 3 Claims.

This invention relates to a An object of this invention is to provide and insertable coin box lfor a parking meter.

A further object of this invention is'to provide a coin box-supporting mechanism in which the coin box is supported on tracks on a door of a coin box compartment so that the coin box can be readily slid into or out of position.

The above and other objects and features of the invention will in part be apparent and will in part be obvious from the following detailed description and the drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of the parking meter, the casing of the meter being partly broken away and in section to reveal structural details;

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of a portion of the mechanism of the parking meter with the casing, index hands and dials removed; v

Fig. 3 is a view in front elevation of the mechanism illustrated in Fig. 2 with the coin box and a portion of the remainder of the mechanism being shown in section;

Fig. 4 is a view in front elevation of the parking meter with the casing in place and with the door of the meter open and the coin box thereof partly inserted;

Fig. 5 is a view in side elevation of the coin box;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the slotted end of the coin box with coin stops in position to close the coin slot.

In the following detailed description and the drawings, like reference characters indicate like parts.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 4, the parking meter includes a casing 30 mounted on a post 31. The lower portion of the lcasing is provided with a door 32 which can be opened for removal of a coin box 33 (Fig. 4). The upper portion of the casing includes a window 34 (Fig. l) of strong, tough transparent material through which a dial 36 and index hand 37 can be observed (see Fig. l). When a coin is inserted in a coin slot 3S, index hand 37 is moved across the dial to a position such as that shown in Fig. 1.

coin operated parking meter. a removable The distance that the 1ndex hand is advanced is determined by the size of the coin inserted and the setting of the mechanism.

Coins are inserted into the parking meter through a coin slot 38 and, after passing through the mechanism o the meter (not shown), fall to the coin box 33. Details of construction of the mechanism of in my `co-pending application Serial No. 207,774 filed January 25, 1951. This application is a division of my aforementioned co-pending application.

As shown in Fig. 6, coin box 33 has a slot 125 at one end thereof through which coins enter the coin box. Slot 125 is closed by pivotally mounted coin stops 126 when the box is held with the slot down. When the box is held with the slot up, as for insertion in the parking meter casing, the stops fall by gravity to open position so that coins can freely enter the coin box (see Fig. 3). The coin box slides up and down on rails 127 (see Fig. 1) on the inside of door 32 so tha/t when the door is opened, the coin box falls down out of the parking meter casing. Each of the rails 127 includes a web portion 127 extending inwardly from the door and an inwardly turned flange 127". Then an empty coin box is slid up the tracks and the meter are showny arent O MlCC the door is closed whereby the box is held in receive coins from a coin discharge slot 131. When the door is closed, the coin box rests on a stop 131' inside the casing. The stop holds the coin box on the track with the slot of the coin box disposed to receive coins from the coin discharge slot. The coin box is provided with a hinged lid 128 (Fig. 5) at the end opposite slot 125. The lid is latched shut by a latch 129 which can be sealed shut with a seal 130.

As indicated in Fig. 3, when the coin box is in position in the meter, the slot of the coin box is immediately below a slot 131 of base member 132. Coins are discharged frorn the mechanism of the meter through the slot 131 into the coin box.

The coin box and the coin box supporting mechanism described above and illustrated in the drawing are subject to structural modiiication without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A coin-receiving apparatus for a coin operated device having a hollow upright casing and a coin discharge which comprises a door in a side of the casing, said door being hinged to said casing along the upper edge of the door, a track on said door extending transversely of the hinge, a coin box having a slotted end, said coin box being engageable with said track for sliding toward and away from the hinge, said track being adapted to release the coin box when the door is open and the -coin box is slid away from the hinge, and a stop in the casing adapted to hold the coin box on the track when the door is closed With the slot disposed to receive coins from the coin discharge.

2. A coin-receiving apparatus for a coin operated device having a hollow upright casing and a coin discharge which comprises a door in a side of the casing, said door being hinged to said casing along the upper edge of the door, a track on said door extending transversely of the hinge, a coin box having a slotted end, the coin box being substantially rectangular in transverse section, said track including two spaced sections, each section including a web extending inwardly from the door, there being inwardly turned flanges on inner edges of said webs, said coin box being engageable with said track for sliding toward and away from the hinge, said sections being adapted to engage the sides of said coin box, said track being adapted to release the coin box when the door is open and the coin box is slid away from the hinge, and a stop in the casing adapted to hold the coin box on the track when the door is closed with the slot disposed to receive coins from the coin discharge.

3. A coin-receiving apparatus for a coin operated device havingva hollow upright casing and a coin discharge inside the casing which comprises a door in the side of the casing, a hinge between the door and the casing along the upper edge of the door, a track on the door extending transversely of the hinge, a coin box mounted on said track to slide along said track between a lower released position and an upper coin receiving position, there being a slot in the upper end of the coin box for receiving coins from the coin discharge, and means for holding the coin box in the upper position when the door is closed, whereby the coin box receives coins from the coin discharge when the door is closed, and, when the door is open, the coin box is adapted to slide downwardly along the track to release the box.

position to References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,032,876 Bucknam July 16, 1912 2,483,805 Bourssard Oct. 4, 1949 2,570,920 Glough Oct. 9, 1951 

